DPS trooper seizes 60 pounds of marijuana near Amarillo

Confiscated illegal drugs valued at $27,000

The Texas Department of Public Safety seized more than 60 pounds of marijuana valued at more than $27,000 during a traffic stop last week on Interstate 40 near Amarillo in Potter County.

The trooper stopped a 2014 Cadillac XTS traveling eastbound on the highway for a traffic violation at about 7:15 p.m. Friday. During the stop, the trooper discovered six bundles of marijuana in the trunk, which were allegedly being transported from Phoenix to Oklahoma City, according to a news release.

Anthony Lee Hill, 37, and Andrea Yvette Hill, 38, both of Phoenix, were arrested on a first-degree felony charge of possession and delivery of marijuana more than 50 pounds but less than 2,000 pounds. They were booked into the Potter County Jail.